Article holder



May 15, 1934. k. D. STEWART ARTICLE HOLDER Filed May 14, 1932 Patented May 15, 1934 UNITED- STAxTES,

PAT-EN 17 Claims.r

My invention relates to article holders in which the article is frictionally held therein;4` and the objects of my ,y invention are, iirst,4 to,Y

provide a holder which Will permit the holding of articles of a Wide range of sizes; secondto provide an article holder. having resilienthjawv portions; third, to provide anarticle holder having jaw members or" rubber composition; fourth, to provide an article holder having Ajawsof light,

weight capable of supporting heavy articles;

fifth, to provide a holder having a pair vof cantilever arms adapted to grip the article to beheld;

and sixth, to provide an article holderhaving a,

resilient grip member secured from movement at 1liv one of its ends and adapted for movement at the other of its ends.

I attain these objects by the mechanismillustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which- Figure 1 is a front elevation of the article hold-l er; Fig. 2, aplan view or the article holder; Fig. 3, a sectional view of the articleholder takenpn the line 3 3, Fig. 1; Fig. 4, a frontv elevation o the holder with an article supportedthereimthe article having a relativelylargehandle portion;

2,5 Fig. 5, a front elevation of the holder adaptedfor l use in holding a plurality of articles having relatively small handle portions;n and Fie., 6, a plan view of the article holder disclosed in Fig.,5.

Similar numerals refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

The jaw members or lever varms 1 and 2 lmay Y be identical and are preferably y.c :onstructed of resilient material such as rubber .,ccmposition, thel jaw members 1 and 2 thus beingadaptedl to be displaced to automatically accommodate larticles having either small or large handle, portions or4 similar portions for insertion between said jawv members. The jaw members 1 and2, when made` of rubber or similar composition, may beA molded to provide their gripping ends 3, and 4.with

rounded end portions which are connected, `with the base portions 5 and 6, by a graduallyincreasing section which preferably have their.thickest.` portions at '7 and 8 Where they join the base portions 5 and 6. It will thus be noted lthat the jaw members 1 and 2 varelcapable of supportingA heavy articles having` either large or small por-` tions for insertion between said jaw members,A

the tapered section of the jaw members 1 and 2, Vtogether with their inclined positions relative toA one another, thus enabling the jaw members 1 in a line extending approximately clongitudinally;`

of thejaw members 1 and` 2.

Figs. ,1 andl 2, with a` very Ismall cleararlfe.there?v between or they may actually .contact withv each l,

other, in their normal positions,-` this beine.espe-, ciallydesirable Whengitvis desiredqto lholdtsuch; articles as saws by 4their relatiyely thinblade por.-

tions.

When articles such,1 as brooms, lcrowbars Shovels, golf clubsumbriias, etc., having rentively large handle or equivalent.portionsior in- Sertion betweenithe. iawfmembcrs.the-iaw.niemf The Ajaw bmembers 3 andai maybelQcated-,as in;

bers 1 and 2 willbedistendedfpl separatedzas;

disclosed in Fig. ,4, thevhandle portion vbeingpin- ,i dicated at 9, the jaw` members-=lvandlhayinge beendistortedrso that the handle Sis being gripped. and contacted by the lower wall surfaces 10 and.;

11 of the jaw members 1 and 2, the ability 0f the jaw members 1 and 2 thus,renderinggthemselves especially adaptable ,for accommodating Ahandle or` Supportingporticns .0f Widely varying shapes, contours.,V and weights, Whereiitis desiredqto sup,-v port articles of both light and heavyweights in'v the same holder, the holder,assemblyshouldxbe constructed to support the LAheaviest'` article, and.

this is best accomplished by preferably constructing .thebracket pOrtiOnQftheholderlwitha flange4 12, made of metal or equivalenhmateriah the; flange. 12 being provided 4V Withthe portions 13, extendinsapproximately at right ane-.lesthereta1 the portions 13 beingprovided With'openvendsptofpermitthe base portions and, of the -iawmemv bers 1 and 2. to bezinserted therein, the base :D011:-y

tions 5 and 5 beine madeioi- Sufcientsizefas t0 1,

snugly vt therein,` .01 if;desired;Y the` Walls; ofthe' porticnsl?. ,may be. hammered or, otherwise-forced; together to Clamp .the ,baser-portions i5. and. The portions, .13 arealeezpferided'withfthe Open-.afv ings 14 throughl which` extend L. the leyer, ,portionsof thejaw members 1 and. v2. ,v Theportionsl?, mayfextend beyond `the .outer sidel. .edges,of the jaw members -1 andindmay havens, upperE wallfportiencut laway to .providethe slot ,15, the` outer portion of said upper wall portion being bentA upwardlyvas at 16, toprovide al hook for supporting additional articles thereon.

The jaw Vmembers 1 and 2may-ha-vetheiroutercornersY rounded as at `1'7,to'vperniite-the easy insertion of handles, -etc., therebetween. Also-the.. jaw members 41V and 2- fand --the portions 13 may' be constructedofsufiicient:width or size asntoY permit the existence oftthe space-.lebetween the inside edges 19 `of.the.iawmernbers 1.and;2-fandi thesurface of theflange 12,-.thus preventingffric-f;

tional engagement of the jaw members 1 and 2 with the vertical surface of the flange 12. The flange 12 may be provided with the holes 2O for attaching to wall and equivalent surfaces.

5 When it is desired to construct my article holder for small articles, such as tooth brushes, pens, pencils, and small instruments or utensils of similar character and when it is desired. that such instruments and utensils shall be supported in groups, the holder may be manufactured with its ange 21 constructed integrally with and of the same material as the jaw members 1 and 2 as disclosed in Figs. 5 and 6, in which holder is indicated a tooth brush 22 as the supported article. The flange 21 is preferably constructed, in this case, with a heavier wall section than would be necessary where the metal flange 12 is used.

The integral construction of thev flange 21 with the jaw members 1 and 2 is especiallyy adaptable for molding the holder from rubber or similar composition material.

It is to be noted that the jaw members l and 2, Figs. 5 and 6, will taper from their gripping ends 3 and 4 to a thicker wall section 23 which 25 Awill be integrally joined to the flange 21, the thicker wall section 23 extending between the ends of the spaces 18 which will be formed between the flange 21 and the inside edges 19 of the jaw members 1 and 2 in a similar manner as `vldisclosed in Figs. 1, 2, 3 and 4.

The flange 12 of the holder in Figs. 1, 2, 3 and 4 may be constructed with the offset rib portion 24 to further strengthen said flange 12. The holder, as disclosed in Figs. 5 and 6, may be pro- 85 `vided with the extension portions 25 to provide hooks similar in character and use as the hook portions 16 of the holder as disclosed in Figs. 1,

2 and 3.

I claim:

1. In an article holder, the combination of a pair of lever members having movable ends l0- cated adjacent one another for gripping the article to be held, said lever members having their vxother ends constructed to permit entry between 'rflanges of a supporting bracket, and -a supporting bracket having flanges gripping oppositely disposed surfaces of said ends of said lever members to secure said ends against movement between said flanges of said supporting bracket,

""said supporting bracket being provided with a single ilange portion extending adjacent one side edge only of each of said lever members, said single flange portion being connected. to said flanges gripping said ends of said lever members, said lever members being unenclosed at the upper and lower sides of their movable portions and at their outermost sideedges relative to said flange.

2. In an article holder, the combination of a single flange provided with portions extending 0' approximately at right angles thereto for anchoring lever members, and a pair of lever members provided with gripping portions made of rubber composition material, each of said lever memv bers having a portion thereof anchored to said right angularly extending portions in such manner as to restrain said anchored portion of said lever member from movement as a lever member, said lever members having their upper ends ad- 70.1. jacent one another, said lever members having their gripping portions unobstructed by said ange and its lever supporting portions to permit said gripping portions to receive an article therebetween when said article is moved at right -ang1eswith and toward said flange, said lever,

members having movement in a plane extending parallel with said flange.

3. In an article holder, the combination of a single flange, a pair of resilient jaw members each having a secured end together with a free end provided with a surface for gripping the article to be held, said resilient jaw members having the gripping surfaces of their free ends adjacent one another, each of said resilient jaw members being further provided with a decreased section adjacent its secured end, the junction of said decreased section with said secured end forming shoulders, and means for securing one of the ends of each of saidresilient jaw members, said means being connected with said single flange, said means contacting the shoulders of said resilient jaw members.

4. In an article holder, the combination of a bracket pro-vided with a pair of jaw portions having inwardly facing open sides, and resilient lever members fixedly secured at their outer ends between said jaw portions of said bracket, said lever members having inner portions provided with surfaces for gripping the article to be held, said inner portions being adapted for movement, said lever members having their outer ends secured against movement relative to said bracket by said jaw portions of said bracket, the movement of said inner portions of said lever members being limited only by the resiliency of said inner portions.

5. In an article holder, the combination of a bracket having a flange provided with a pair of oppositely disposed portions extending therefrom, and resilient lever members each having an end frictionally held against movement by the oppositely disposed portions of said bracket, said resilient members having a uniform width for their full length, said resilient members further having a plurality of thicknesses throughout their length, said resilient members having adjacent ends capable of being distorted by an article held therebetween.

6. In an article holder, the combination of a bracket having a flange provided with two pairs of portions extending therefrom, and a pair of resilient members each having an end portion solely securedby friction between a pair of said portions extending from the flange of said bracket, said resilient members having adjacently located ends for gripping the article to be held, said resilient members having their secured end portions deformed by said portions extending from said flange.

'7.- In an article holder, the combination of a bracket having a single flange, said bracket being further provided with portions extending apiid iid

proximately at right angles to said flange, and

ing therefrom, said flange and said pairs of portions forming a U shaped bracket adapted to receive the article to be held through its open side,

and resilient members veach ilxedly secured to one.

pair of said portions, said resilient members being adapted to grip the article to be held.

9. In an article holder, the combination of a flange provided with extension portions each having a chamber therein, said chamber being open at one of its ends to receive a member, the chamber of each of said extension portions being open at one side, and members each having ends secured against movement Within each of the chambers of the extension portions of said ange, said members having their other ends adapted for movement to and from one another.

10. In an article holder, the combination of a iiange, and a pair of rubber composition members secured thereon, said rubber composition members having their inner ends located adjacent one another, said rubber composition members having their outer ends secured to said ange against movement, said rubber composition members having a tapering thickness between their inner ends and their secured outer ends.

11. In an article holder, the combination of a iiange provided with extension portions extending approximately at right angles thereto, said extension portions having Wall portions, said Wall portions being provided with an opening along their inner sides, and resilient jaw members having ends clamped in the extension portions of said flange, said jaw members extending through the openings in the Wall portions of the extension portions of said flange, said resilient jaw members having their other ends located adjacent one another, said last mentioned ends of said resilient jaw members being adapted for movement.

12. In an article holder, the combination of a flange having a relatively thin section, said flange being provided with extension portions together with an oiset portion to form a rib extending between said extension portions to strengthen said flange, and resilient jaw members secured in the extension portions of said flange, said resilient jaw members extending adjacent the olset rib portion of said flange.

13, In an article holder, the combination of a base, a pair of oppositely disposed portions extending from said base, said portions each having a pair of Wall portions for clamping the opposed surfaces of a resilient member, and a pair of resilient members each having the opposed surfaces of one of its ends clamped between the pair of wall portions of said oppositely disposed portions extending from said base, said pair of resilient members having ends adapted to grip the article to be held.

14. In an article holder, the combination of a bracket member provided with extension portions and a pair of resilient members, each supported solely at one of its ends by said extension portions, each of said resilient members extending from one of said extension portions approximately in a straight line, each of said resilient members having a continuous rectangular periphery about its side of maximum area, each of said resilient members having a varying thickness adjacent its unsupported end.

15. In an article holder, the combination of a triangular shaped flange provided with extension portions at oppositely disposed corners thereof, each of said extension portions being provided with oppositely disposed wall portions adapted to receive a member therebetween and resilient members xedly secured between the oppositely disposed wall portions of said extension portions, said resilient members each having end portions adapted to grip the article to be held.

16. In an article holder, the combination of a bracket-member having a pair of portions each provided With a channel extending therethrough, said channel being provided With an open side having a width less than the Width of said channel at its maximum point, and a resilient membery fixedly supported in each of the channels of said portions, said resilient members having portions adapted to grip the article to be held.

17. In an article holder, the combination of a bracket member provided with a pair of oppositely disposed portions for supporting members thereon, and a pair of rubber composition members, each xedly supported, at one of their ends only, on one of said portions of said bracket, each of said rubber composition members having their remaining ends free to grip the article to be held, the edges of the gripping ends of said rubber composition members extending unbrokenly in parallel planes throughout their total gripping length.

KENNETH D. STEWART. 

